South Bay Ca

After an early rush of momentum, efforts to split the San Fernando Valley and San Pedro and Wilmington from Los Angeles are slowing down, and secessionists fear chances of a vote before 2004 are increasingly looking slim. The delays represent a major setback for activists in both areas who had hoped to place secession on the ballot next year, or 2002 at the latest.

After an early rush of momentum, efforts to split the San Fernando Valley and San Pedro and Wilmington from Los Angeles are slowing down, and secessionists fear chances of a vote before 2004 are increasingly looking slim. The delays represent a major setback for activists in both areas who had hoped to place secession on the ballot next year, or 2002 at the latest.